May 17, 2015

 

 

Dear Hiring Manager:

 

 

I am writing in response related to the Purchasing Agent / Assistant Office Manager position. I am a talented professional with various management skills and experience. I also offer significant abilities in managing multiple assignments, schedules, while effectively interfacing with both internal company groups, customers and external suppliers.

 

I’ve been involved and or directly managed many business objectives related to projects, personnel, cost reductions, strategic plans and safety supporting the company’s goals. These activities have been in support of drilling and completions, field maintenance, new construction, fabrication, contract preparation and negotiations, procurement approach options, logistical plans, and process engineering design spanning multiple technical areas within the upstream oil and gas industry. These business objectives have ranged from managing project budges in the tens of thousands to multi-million dollar capital development projects. In the past 15 years, most these assignments have included implementing process improvements using “Lean” manufacturing principles.

 

Also, throughout my career I have taken a lot of pride in being able to effectively interface and communicate with a very wide range of people and groups, from senior level management, individuals, teams and a host of contractors and suppliers. Additionally, I consider myself to be very responsive in meeting or exceeding assigned responsibilities with both short and long term goals and objectives.

 

The accompanying resume will give you an idea of my career exposure and potential for making a worthwhile contribution to your company. I look forward in hearing from you soon so that we may discuss this opportunity further.

 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Steven Siemens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Summary

 

A business professional with over 30 year’s industry experience. Currently providing consulting services, previously the Supply Chain Manager for LINN Energy in California, procurement services for Berry Petroleum Co., General Manager of Technical Services & Management Inc., Senior Procurement Analysis for Aera Energy LLC, Engineering Design and GIS Supervisor for Shell Oil, and Engineering Technician for Shell Oil/Belridge Oil Company.

 

Consulting Services

November 2014 – Present

Services include engineering and design support, construction management assistance, process improvement & development, procurement support with services, materials, investment recovery and contract preparation and negotiations. Assisting management, engineering and operations in developing and implementing existing or new improvement strategies, relationships across an organization.

 

Procurement Manager - LINN Energy, LLC

November 2013 – October 2014

Supply Chain Manager for LINN’s California activities overseeing ~$750M of expenditures in all service, material, and investment areas of their operation. Assisting management, engineering and operations in implementing new supplier strategies, coaching and mentoring the SCM organization, maintaining and developing new supplier relationships across the California organization and assisted in the development of new LINN SCM processes across the organization.

 

Procurement Consultant - Berry Petroleum Company

January 2013 – November 2013 

Procurement support in all service, material and investment recovery areas. Assisting management, engineering and operations in implementing new supplier strategies, coaching and mentoring the existing purchasing organization, maintaining and developing new supplier relationships across their organization.

 

Owner, General Manager – Technical Services and Management Inc.

November 2010 – December 2012

Responsible for the daily business operations of the company e.g. human relations, safety processes, staff training programs, accounting activities and related support staff, budgeting and forecasting expenses, management of client and vendor contracts and negotiations and project management.

 

Senior Procurement Analysis - Aera Energy LLC

1997 - 2010

Primary focus, new construction, field services, engineering services, and materials. Actively negotiated and maintained over forty long-term contracts. Assessed and prequalified supplier’s capabilities, performance and process improvement capabilities for new construction and maintenance activities, developed and maintained key services strategies across the organization, supported eight business units. Total expenditures of these contracts were in excess of $260M annually.

 

Engineering Design Supervisor - Shell Oil Company – Shell Western E&P

1979 - 1997

Supervisor of the central Engineering Design and Mapping Departments. Managed a department ranging from 45 to 60 design professionals and short term contractors. The group also included mapping cartographers and GIS programmers, with an annual operating budget of $1.3M annually. Also served as an Engineering Assistant for 4 years and managed field construction projects with budgets in excess of $25M annually, worked closely with the field contractor’s and manage related budgets, performance and schedules.

 

Designer/Drafter/Surveyor - Belridge Oil Company

1977 - 1979

Designer/Drafter/Surveyor – Prepared field drawings and designs for new construction, worked with the geological group annotated logs/cross sections, surveyed well locations and new facilities sites, prepared drilling intentions and submitted well permits to the DOG for two years. Construction Roustabout - Worked on various field construction projects and maintenance repairs for six months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shop Assistant/Designer/Drafter – Hanner Trailer Manufacturing

1974 - 1976

Shop Fabrication Assistant – Worked very closely with the Shop Foremen, assisted the shop welders and craftsmen in developing cut sheets and improved heavy equipment trailer designs and work efficiency. Designer/Drafter – Developed detailed trailer designs on ~12 different heavy equipment trailers. Placed materials orders and worked with the suppliers to schedule deliveries.

 

 

Professional Knowledge of Tools

•          Microsoft, MS Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook

•          Business Objects

•          SAP, Material Management

•          QuickBooks

•          eRequestor

 

 

Training History

•          Lean Sigma

•          Lean – Learning to See

•          Air Plane Game – For Teachers

•          Blue Pin Companies

•          Smith Driving

•          Diversity for Leaders

•          CI – Enterprise Thinking

•          Negotiation Skills

•          Interview Training

•          Project Cost & Scope Management

•          Proactive Change

•          Creative Problem Solving

•          Principle-Centered Leadership

•          Basic Problem Solving

•          PDMS for Leadership

•          Supervisory Skills

•          Commercial Negotiations

•          Presentation Workshop

•          Sexual Harassment

•          Business Writing

•          Performance Appraisals

•          Communication Skills

•          Leadership Strategies

•          Time Management

 

 

Education

·   Bakersfield College

·   Shafter High School